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Chasing four-in-a-row, Gordon Strachan's team wasted a series of chances on a frustrating afternoon in Edinburgh.

Yet the knowledge that Rangers last won at Tannadice in April 2006 leaves it all to play for going into another Helicopter Sunday - with Caldwell conceding nothing yet.

Turning his ire on Hibs, the club he once captained, the Scotland defender said: 'Today, we did everything but score. We passed the ball playing against a team who sit in and frustrate, who don't want to come out and play.

'It would have been easy for us to just start lumping it. But we were brave.

'We passed the ball and tried to create. We had halfchances but scoring was the problem.

'It's up to Hibs how they play. But it's not entertaining for the supporters and we have to try to break it down.

'We tried to get round the back of Hibs but they sit deep and frustrate you. So you have to take a half-chance if you are going to win a game here.

'We controlled the game from back to middle. I can't remember a spell at all where Hibs were in it. They had the odd breakaway, but nothing much to worry us.

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'It was just about getting our noses in front. If we had done that, we might have gone on to win by more than one goal.'

Rangers now hold a two-point advantage but, with Celtic having the greater goal difference, any slip from their Old Firm rivals will hand Strachan's side the title if they beat Hearts at home on a tense final day.

Scott McDonald and Caldwell had Celtic's best chances on a fraught afternoon in Leith. Better will be required against the other half of the Edinburgh divide at Parkhead next weekend.

However, with Hearts having nothing left to play for after sealing t h i r d spot at the weekend, Caldwell has not given up hope.

'We are hoping it switches back the other way next week. There is still a long way to go,' he said.

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'As you can see from results, it's up and down and we have to again go into the game and do our job. I don't think any of the Old Firm have managed to win at Tannadice all season - so if Rangers are going to win the title, they will have to play well to win there.

'We have to win. We have to focus on beating Hearts at home and that's all we will be concentrating on. If we do that, then you never know what can happen.

'The teams in the top six have proved very difficult opposition and hard to beat. So we have a really tough job on our hands and have to concentrate on doing that. If we do, then we will come in and hope results have gone our way.

'But we can' t miss as many chances as we did in this game. We have to keep believing it's our championship and make sure we do our job.'

One player over whom Strachan will have concerns heading into the final game will be Scott Brown.

The Celtic manager admitted the midfielder was 'struggling badly' with the ankle problem that forced him off midway through the second half yesterday.